It’s been a long wait for Wednesday season 2. The first season of the live-action Addams Family spinoff arrived the end of 2022. Since then, fans have been eager for updates on the popular series that looks to be the key to Netflix’s post-Stranger Things future.
Thankfully, Netflix has finally provided some information about on season 2 and it’s decidedly more than a morsel. Today, the streamer announced that production on season 2 is officially underway. It did so via a clever video that also just happens to reveal a major casting shakeup. Check it out below:
As the adorable disembodied hand, Thing T. Thing, drops Wednesday season 2 episode 1 scripts (titled “Here We Woe Again” naturally) in front of various actors doors, we get some sneak peeks at who will appear in the new season. Naturally there are familiar names like Bianca (Joy Sunday), Grandmama (Joanna Lumley), Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Enid (Emma Myers), and the spooky queen herself (Jenna Ortega). But there are also some other big name actors and characters who are new to the series.
Thing introduces us to Steve Buscemi (Fargo, Boardwalk Empire) as Barry Dort, Billie Piper (Doctor Who, I Hate Suzie) as Capri, and Thandiwe Newton (Westworld, Line of Duty) as Dr. Fairburn. While none of these character names have an obvious analog in The Addams Family lore, the actors involved bring some big star power to Wednesday. And they are just three of the 12 new faces joining the show.
